Houston has a “boil water” notice in effect due to a water main break — and I’m worried about the coronavirus, so this anxious person is maybe a little on edge right now. However, I’m pleased to...
Things that bewilder me, in no particular order: Middle-aged white men who say with all sincerity that “women were better off in the 19th century than they are now.” (This is a real thing I’ve...
Although I am no longer a proponent of hairshirt green, I have a passing interest in sustainable fashion, or what passes for it these days. I mainly purchase natural fabrics both for my sewing and in ready-to-wear, and I...
Lennox and I were invited to a friend’s house to binge through all of the currently available episodes of “Picard” on Sunday. My first impression is that I love it. My second impression is that it’s likely...
I’m pretty much overwhelmed by work this week, so I expect my posts will tend to the shorter side this week. For instance, today I’m just going to share a link from Lennox: “Minor League Baseball team comes up...
I’m making progress on Design Your Wardrobe this time around and came up with a mood board that really encapsulates the look I was going for. I can even see how it will eventually translate into garments I will actually...
I’ve gotten through three episodes of “Sanditon,” and I think it’s firmly subpar. There seems to be a clear line between the Austen adaptation and Davies’s original writing — toward the end of...
Bless me internet, for I have sinned. I very briefly parked in a fire zone at the library today because I had been waiting for 15 minutes for a parking spot to open up. Three other cars were circling the lot, and I had too much...
We went to see a National Theatre Live screening of “Cyrano De Bergerac” tonight, which I thought was excellent. It’s a new adaptation that translates the 19th-century French classic into modern rhyme in a style...
I have a long history of disordered eating, although it has been mostly under control for many years. However, I had a significant “slip” in late 2018. Going back into performance and being presented with a too-tight costume...
